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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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